Quite correct. The Cardiff study also made the point that thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome was an ultra-rare side-effect not seen in phase 3 trials.An Oxford study showed that having Covid-19 puts you at a much higher risk of developing dangerous blood clots than the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines. The study, based on the health records of 29.1 million people in England, suggests that, while there is a slightly increased risk of developing low platelet levels and blood clots in the veins after a first dose of AstraZeneca, being infected with the virus raises this risk much more, and for longer.The researchers estimate that for every 10 million people who are vaccinated with AstraZeneca, there are 66 extra cases of blood clots in the veins and seven extra cases of a rare type of blood clot in the brain. Infection with Covid-19 is estimated to cause 12,614 extra cases of blood clots in the veins and 20 cases of rare blood clots in the brain.The AstraZeneca vaccine was rolled out globally, at low cost for low- and middle-income countries, and is estimated to have saved 6.3 million lives in the first year of the global roll-out. It's important to keep the odd ultra-rare serious side-effect in perspective. Moreover, unlike the mRNA vaccines, AstraZeneca doesn't alter your DNA! 😊
Robert Fish ● 557d